Progress on Shared Aspirations

January 26, 2012

Dear Members of the Tufts Community:

It has been an exciting and memorable first semester for me at Tufts, and I thank everyone in the Tufts community for the warm welcome they have given the Monaco family. I am very grateful that, beginning with a beautiful matriculation weekend right through to the pomp of the inauguration, I had the opportunity to meet so many students, their parents, and faculty and staff on all three campuses. The inauguration itself was an experience I will cherish forever as a celebration of all that Tufts has accomplished in its long history, an occasion for personal reflection and a moment to define our shared aspirations for the future.

My first semester has been most remarkable for the frequent opportunities it has given me to engage with our students. I have had many inspiring conversations with both undergraduate and graduate students over meals at Carmichael, Dewick and the Mayer Campus Center. I have been energized by their passion for their academic pursuits as well as the arts, athletics and active citizenship. How they find the time and the energy to fit all their activities into an average day at Tufts remains a mystery! Thank you for inviting me to so many of these activities, where I enjoy seeing your talents in action—and sometimes even participating.

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